only vessels, earthen Lo, from

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face! vessels, ceaseless only,
  Shining lonely,
  Beams light weary Lo, in the earthen from grace,
Reaching from forth hearts, Jesus’ and
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of life death; given
  Light Christ, heavens
  Shining Spirit that shades beneath,
Through on freely His forth earth light the ’midst the fills of
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deepest thus sweet from love’s brought,
Closing His unclouded His the glory
  God Himself story
  With heaven’s treasure thought. Down sweetest,
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the gold. unsightly,
  But of vessels, treasure glory, from unchanging undimmed, brightly,
  Heaven’s marred, old,
Fresh gleaming as Earthen
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great Vessels, precious bearing
  Through Gift, on
Riches yet ages His hungry the frail, broken, Son! unsparing—
  God’s giv’n with hand